The Psychology of ongoing excellence: An NCAA coach's perspective on winning consecutive multiple national championships

Journal of Sport Psychology in Action

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-58

  Yukelson, David ^a   Rose, Russ ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Championship team building; Coaching for accountability; Concentration; Leadership; Psychology of coaching; Team mental toughness; Team synergy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906248425     PISSN: 21520704     EISSN: 21520712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21520704.2013.866604     Document Type: Article

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